If you are jobless and would work in the Houston area send me your resume at Supermac34@yahoo.com I don't want to sound stuck up or anything, but I've know people that might be able to help at different companies.
Ever thought of leaving stuff off your resume if you actually want to be hired at a grocery store or blockbuster? That's not wrong...is it? Just as long as you don't lie about what is on your resume. If I went into a grocery store with a resume stating something like I have 10 years experience as a practicing attorney or something, then they would probably laugh at me as well. Overqualified! Why give them that opportunity. You are poor, sir. Write a poor man's resume. No offense.
drapg, Did you try temp agencies? After grad school, a temp agency placed me at a Kawasaki warehouse for several weeks until I landed a job. They knew I'd bolt when I found what I wanted.
drapg, sorry about what you're going through. It seems to be happening to everyone right now. Even those who had previously "safe" jobs. Maybe you need to find a hardworking single woman who already has a job, and make sure to be very nice and romantic to her. Sort of like what women used to do... find a man so they wouldn't have to work. Only, these days, people like to hire female professionals - it seems like we all get the jobs first. So it's starting to work the other way around. (at least, this has been working for a certain unemployed man who lives in my house... until he can find a decent job, if that ever happens... )
That sucks, hopefully you will finds a job very soon. If you dont mind me asking how much do you get for unemployment? Is it based on how much you were making prior to the layoff ?? We {The UPRR} just had our usual round of yearly layoffs and it was a very rough week for 100+ people at the Corporate HQ. Good Luck!
FT - don't be so sensitive! I smiled when I read Jorge's comments because I, too agreed you've done an excellent and enviable job expressing your love for your son. I never tire of those sentiments. My, aren't we a touchy bunch...
Okay, complaining is easy, in general. But to show your underbelly to countless people on the internet takes more guts than the stiff-upper-lip routine, IMHO. Good luck, drapg. Don't quit trying. If you've reduced your job hunting efforts, get back to pounding the pavement. Now, I think pounding the pavement could include findint yourself a sweet house-boy position, as Isabel suggests!
I'm pretty sure T_J didn't mean it that way. drapg, sucks man. You could always make up for it by coming to watch the Rockets with us tonight. I'll buy you <B>a couple</B> of beers. Come on man!!!
Possibly not. But since the internet is all make-beleive anyway, I interpret things the way I choose.
I'm pretty sure I did. It gets tiresome. Save the lubby-dubby stuff for the oxygen.com message boards.
Err, that should have been: <B>I'm pretty sure I did. It gets tiresome. Save the lubby-dubby stuff for the oxygen.com message boards.</B> You need Reading Comprehension 101. Yes, I need Posting Comprehension 101.
